UNSPSC 85593331: Excision of middle esophagus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of middle esophagus, percutaneous approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0DB23ZZ

UNSPSC 85593331 Excision of middle esophagus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work being solicited under it by state and local governments. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show no esophageal surgical procedures or related clinical services aligned with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the issuing bodies are procuring occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits medical evaluations, health plan benefits administration, pharmacy management, temporary clinical staffing placement, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve esophageal excision or percutaneous surgical approaches. The code appears to be a mislabeling or administrative artifact in the procurement system rather than an active taxonomy match for the work being bought.

The source provides no evidence of coherent recent activity under this code. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical record review and independent medical examinations for public safety pension determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-outs for employees enrolled in an Anthem PPO plan), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management with historical spending at $8.7 million annually), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physicians). No issuing body has solicited surgical procedures, esophageal intervention, or percutaneous surgical methods. Prospective vendors should verify code assignment before pursuing opportunities listed under this UNSPSC designation.